Grand jury hands down indictments

The 242nd District Court grand jury handed down 16 indictments on July 7.

Capt. Ewing - 30 years of service

Castro County Sheriff’s Office Captain Mary F. Ewing reached a milestone in her career last Wednesday, and was joined by Sheriff Sal Rivera, Sheriff’s deputies, and jail staff to celebrate 30 years of service as a jailer and jail administrator. Ewing began as a jailer in 1992 under Sheriff C.D.

DISD approves substitute teacher pay scale

The Dimmitt Independent School District board of trustees met on Monday and, following an executive session, approved the DISD substitute pay scale.

Pet Talk

It is a common belief that a wet nose is the sign of a healthy dog and that a dry nose indicates illness. But this is not necessarily true for every canine companion, according to Dr. Erin Ray, a clinical assistant professor at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences.

Library Lines ...

Building small catapults and learning to weave have been the activities offered at the past two Terrific Tuesdays held here at Rhoads Memorial Library. Felice Acker, local agent with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, has led the event in our meeting room, much to the delight of youngsters.

USDA issues $557.5M in Relief Program payments

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced, agricultural producers nationwide have already received more than $4 billion through the Emergency Relief Program (ERP), representing nearly 67% of the more than $6 billion projected to be paid through this phase of the program.

The Perishing

“But He was in the stern, asleep on a pillow. And they awoke Him and said to Him, ‘Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing (Mark 4:38 NKJV)?

The Bond of Love

But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful. Colossians 3:14,15 I remember my biology class at school when I learned about collagen.